Re: tbtape questions

FWIW: /usr/ucb/yes | tbtape ... also works (under SunOs 4.1.3) In article <rclineCww9IG.ByB@netcom.com>, rcline@netcom.com (robert j cline ii) wrote: > Frank Dauns (dauns@andrews.edu) wrote: > > : The tbtape utility shipped with Online 5 for Solaris 2.2 requires that > : you press a key after mounting the tape. Is there anyway around the > : keypress so that it can be scripted ? > > : Secondly is there anyway to verify that the tapes written by tbtape are > : valid & correct without having to do a restore ? > > : Thanks in advance > > : -- > : Frank Dauns > : dauns@andrews.edu > > > Frank, > > If you redirect the input from a file that contains 3 lines > first line is a <CR> > second line is the letter "y" > third line is a <CR> > > that should work for you. > > In regards to verify the tapes, I have not found a way to do that > without a restore. > > Good Luck > > -- > > ____ _____ ____ ___ > /\\ _`\\ /\\___ \\ /\\ _`\\ /\\_ \\ __ > \\ \\ \\_\\ \\ \\/__/\\ \\ \\ \\ \\/\\_\\//\\ \\ /\\_\\ ___ __ > \\ \\ , / _\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\/_/_\\ \\ \\ \\/\\ \\ /' _ `\\ /'__`\\ > \\ \\ \\\\ \\ /\\ \\_\\ \\ \\ \\ \\_\\ \\\\_\\ \\_\\ \\ \\/\\ \\/\\ \\/\\ __/ > \\ \\_\\ \\_\\ \\ \\____/ \\ \\____//\\____\\\\ \\_\\ \\_\\ \\_\\ \\____\\ > \\/_/\\/ / \\/___/ \\/___/ \\/____/ \\/_/\\/_/\\/_/\\/____/